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Experimental Syndromic Surveillance in Japan Using Three Aspects: OTC, Outpatients Visits and Ambulance Transfer
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We started an experimental syndromic surveillance using 1)OTC and 2)outpatients visits, in the last year and included 3)ambulance transfer from this year so as to early detect bioterrorism attack (BTA).… syndromic surveillance using 1)OTC and 2)outpatients visits, in the last year and included 3)ambulance transfer … outpatients visit are also prompted. Further information: Y. Ohkusa ohkusa@nih.go.jp Advances in Disease Surveillance … -
Introduction to the System of Combined National Surveillances for Early Detection
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The first prototype syndromic surveillance in Japan was used during the G8 summit meeting in 2000 with two local prefectures involved. The second trial syndromic surveillance and the first internet-based surveillance used in 2002… read more… medications, ambulance call, and outpatient visits were explored as syndromic approach candidates for … 2000. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2002;76:161–166. [2] Ohkusa Y, Shigematsu M, Taniguchi K, Okabe N. Experimen- tal … 2004. MMWR. 2005;54(Suppl):47-52. [3] Kikuchi K, Ohkusa Y, Sugawara T, Taniguchi K, Okabe N. Preliminary trial of … -
Full Automatic Syndromic Surveillance System Using Prescription in Japan
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I Medical services for outpatients are well developed due to universal public health insurance. Even patients who have mild symptoms can visit a clinic freely in Japan. Thus the monitoring of outpatients provides very timely information to detect… read more… insurance. Even patients who have mild symptoms can visit a clinic freely in Japan. Thus the monitoring of … insurance. Even pa- tients who have mild symptoms can visit a clinic freely in Japan. Thus the monitoring of … Disease and EM SYSTEMS Co.Ltd. which is the leading com- pany of the systems for pharmacies and, especially, … -
Real-time estimation and prediction for pandemic A/H1N1 (2009) in Japan
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Unfortunately, confirmation and notification of all A/H1N1 (2009) patients in Japan was ceased on 24 July when the cumulative number of patients was about 5000. After that, as all suspected patients are not necessarily confirmed or reported, the… read more… and prediction for pandemic A/H1N1 (2009) in Japan Y Ohkusa, T Sugwara, K Taniguchi and N Okabe Infectious … in Japan, we can assume that all symptomatic patients visit a doctor to receive oseltamivir or zanamivir on onset … Journal 2011, 4:s45. doi: 10.3134/ehtj.10.045 & 2011 Y Ohkusa et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. …